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    BXA toolholders

    Shortly after buying my current lathe, a Chinese copy of the Aloris BXA QCTP was purchased as a set. I paid the minimal extra for the wedge style. The toolpost I got in the set does work reliably, but the wedges are a poor fit in the main body and have a terrible canting action in use. The...
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    Quill issues in Bridgeport clone

    On the weekend I was using the 9x49 clone and had some issues with the quill feed. This is the manual feed on the right hand side, not the power feed on the left side. Attempting to drill holes in the same fashion as a drill press, I noticed that the manual quill feed would catch or hang up...
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    SM change gears - Imperial 1120 for metric gears

    (I had a typo in the title. It should have said 'Imperial 1120 for metric threads') I've started using my old Standard Modern Series 2000 lathe again recently and one of the tasks I was going to perform was making metric threaded parts. Being an imperial machine I would need change gears. I...
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    Another Calgary local

    I'm not sure how many years ago it was that I first joined this forum, but it was likely before marriage and kids. That makes it a while ago... so this is as good as a first introduction. There has always been an interest in making and while I've primarily worked in wood I used the excuse of...
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